How can I stop squirrels and birds from eating my cat's food?

you posted this many times, please becareful and you will get mostly the same answers in all of them.





YOU CANT STOP THEM


and chances are you are also feeding


Racoons


Mice


Rats


Bugs


and a multitude of other cats.





So either feed the cat in the Garage, or make it an indoor cat.


Untill then you will be serving Nature a cat food buffet.


What ever you try to do will affect the cat too so there is nothing you can do SORRY.How can I stop squirrels and birds from eating my cat's food?
Good question! This is almost impossible to do! They get into my dog food too. I moved it several times to different places so they do not get used to the same spot. but they tend to find it pretty fast.


The only thing you could do is be sure the cat is out there when it is time to eat and feed it the very same time each day. A cat tells time pretty good really. this way at least the cat will get something before the other animals do. Just do not leave the food out there and the wild animals will not be looking for it any more.How can I stop squirrels and birds from eating my cat's food?
Peace of cake. Stop feeding your cat outside! In fact stop letting your cat outside. Heres why.....





Why You Shouldn鈥檛 Let Your Cat Live Outside 101





Today鈥檚 veterinarians now know that indoor cats can live as much as 20% to 30% longer than outdoor cats and lead healthier lives doing it. This is true even if the outdoor cat is in relatively good health because it has to survive the pit falls and calamities of life.





Amongst these calamities include disease, car tires, parasites, vicious dogs, poisoning, cruel people, snake bite, coyotes and other predatory animals, extreme weather conditions, entrapment resulting in starvation and the list goes on and on.





Our cats need to be kept inside and kept safe. They need to be spayed or neutered and their shots need to be kept up to date. They depend on us for this and here鈥檚 why鈥?.





Wild vs. Domestic





Cats living in the wild for generations upon generations have the necessary skills to survive. They learn these skills from their mothers and the cat pride. Plus their natural instincts and senses are greatly heightened. As kittens they play a lot to build strength, stealth, agility, self defense skills and even the fight or flight response. They start learning to hunt at very young ages first starting with bugs and progressing as they go. In the wild they don鈥檛 have to deal with the callous ways of human beings or the continuing scourge of city life.





Domestic cats don鈥檛 have these attributes. They just simply don鈥檛 need them anymore so all those wild skills have just been lost forever. Our domestic cats wouldn鈥檛 know what to do with them even if they could find them. When you put a domestic cat outside you may as well put an unarmed solder at the battle front with a big red target painted on his chest!





This is going to be fun (Not)





So you read my little column and decided it made some sense and now you鈥檙e going to keep your cat inside. Excellent, but hear this, I never said it would be easy at first. Your cat is going to have fits and will drive you nuts for a short while wanting to go outside. You must not back down. As you are leaving use the bottom of your leg and push the cat back inside while you close the door. If someone else is home ask them to hold on to kitty until you鈥檝e gone. A sure fix is too get a metal trash can lid or something similar to that and stand just out side the door. When you see your cat trying to escape drop that lid right in front of him or her. The loud sound will scare them back inside every time. Don鈥檛 worry though, I promise the day will come soon enough that your cat will give up even trying. Then pat your self on the back because you just did a very good thing!





Meow! -Tommy
feed the cat indoors, otherwise keep the cat food after your cat has finished eating. train the cat to eat at a certain place, his cage, at a certain time then keep the food covered.
Let the cat eat the squirrels and birds. Saves money on cat food, and it's definitely a natural alternative.
Keep the food indoors.
keep the food indoor